Spain vs Vietnam: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal
Spain
0.6%
in 2024
Vietnam
0.3%
in 2024
Spain rank
22nd
Vietnam rank
25th
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal over time
- Spain
- Vietnam
How they compare
Spain currently reports 0.6% against 0.3% in Vietnam, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.7 times Vietnam's.
Across all 133 years both countries report, Spain has been ahead every year.
Spain ranks 22nd and Vietnam ranks 25th of 179 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 14 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Spain | Vietnam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 0.5% | 0.0% | 0.5% | Spain |
| 1900s | 0.5% | 0.0% | 0.5% | Spain |
| 1910s | 0.5% | 0.0% | 0.5% | Spain |
| 1920s | 0.5% | 0.0% | 0.5% | Spain |
| 1930s | 0.5% | 0.1% | 0.5% | Spain |
| 1940s | 0.5% | 0.1% | 0.5% | Spain |
| 1950s | 0.6% | 0.1% | 0.5% | Spain |
| 1960s | 0.6% | 0.1% | 0.5% | Spain |
| 1970s | 0.6% | 0.1% | 0.5% | Spain |
| 1980s | 0.6% | 0.1% | 0.5% | Spain |
| 1990s | 0.7% | 0.1% | 0.6% | Spain |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.1% | 0.6% | Spain |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.2% | 0.5% | Spain |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.3% | 0.3% | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal, Spain or Vietnam?
- Spain, at 0.6% against 0.3% in Vietnam as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal between Spain and Vietnam?
- 0.3%, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Vietnam?
- 133 years are reported by both, from 1892 to 2024.
- How do Spain and Vietnam rank globally for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal?
- Spain ranks 22nd and Vietnam ranks 25th of 179 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global cumulative emissions of CO₂ from coal.